Socorro (NM)

Welcome to Socorro County ...

Time Zone: Socorro County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Socorro is the Seat for Socorro County.

Socorro County is one of the original counties of New Mexico and was founded in 1852.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Socorro had a population of 16,637 people. This is a decrease of 6.49% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,791 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Socorro represented 0.86% of the total population of New Mexico.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to New Mexico
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- Website for the State Records Center and Archives

Websites specific to Socorro County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Catron County
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- Cibola County
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- Lincoln County
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- Sierra County
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- Torrance County
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- Valencia County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
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- Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Cemeteries of Socorro County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Mexico
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Mexico

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.